ATP Japan Open 1985 Draw, Results & Schedule

Scott Davis won the 1985 Japan Open, defeating Jimmy Arias 6-1 7-6 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 14 to October 20, 1985. The match log contains 60 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Scott Davis
def. Jimmy Arias , 6-1 7-6
Dates
Oct 14 — Oct 20
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Japan Open 1985 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Scott Davis #16 6-1 7-6 Jimmy Arias #23 H2H Match data Oct 20, 1985* F
SF (2)
Jimmy Arias #23 5-7 6-3 6-4 Glenn Michibata #144 H2H Match data Oct 19, 1985* SF
Scott Davis #16 6-4 6-1 Johan Carlsson #260 H2H Match data Oct 19, 1985* SF
QF (4)
Scott Davis #16 6-4 6-2 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data Oct 19, 1985* QF
Jimmy Arias #23 6-3 6-3 Matt Anger #33 H2H Match data Oct 19, 1985* QF
Glenn Michibata #144 6-4 6-4 Greg Holmes #27 H2H Match data Oct 19, 1985* QF
Johan Carlsson #260 1-6 7-6 6-1 Jonathan Canter #100 H2H Match data Oct 19, 1985* QF
R16 (8)
Jonathan Canter #100 7-5 6-2 David Pate #32 H2H Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16
Johan Carlsson #260 6-2 6-1 Ken Flach #57 H2H Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16
Greg Holmes #27 6-2 6-4 Chris Dunk #290 H2H Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16
Glenn Michibata #144 7-6 4-6 6-4 Tim Mayotte #15 H2H Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Scott Davis #16 6-4 6-4 Vincent Van Patten — Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16
Matt Anger #33 6-4 6-4 Robert Seguso #58 H2H Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16
Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-4 7-6 Rick Rudeen #334 — Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16
Jimmy Arias #23 3-6 7-6 6-3 Russell Simpson #137 H2H Match data Oct 18, 1985* R16
R32 (15)
Russell Simpson #137 6-2 6-3 Toshihisa Tsuchihashi H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Jonathan Canter #100 6-1 6-4 Karl Richter #476 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Glenn Michibata #144 6-1 6-3 Brett Dickinson #215 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Tim Mayotte #15 6-7 6-0 6-1 Cary Stansbury #347 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Greg Holmes #27 6-2 6-1 Gary Lemon #282 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Ken Flach #57 7-6 6-4 Srinivasan Vasudevan #353 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Scott Davis #16 6-0 6-0 Hajime Nihonmatsu H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Rick Rudeen #334 6-7 6-2 6-4 Menno Oosting #164 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Johan Carlsson #260 6-1 6-4 Harald Rittersbacher #337 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
David Pate #32 6-3 5-7 6-4 Scott Mccain #268 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Jimmy Arias #23 7-6 6-1 Jacques Manset #323 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Chris Dunk #290 6-4 2-6 6-3 Craig Campbell #277 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Matt Anger #33 6-3 7-5 Tsuyoshi Fukui #356 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Sammy Giammalva Jr 7-6 6-3 Gary Donnelly #279 — Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
Robert Seguso #58 6-2 6-1 Loic Courteau #296 H2H Match data Oct 17, 1985* R32
R64 (30)
Srinivasan Vasudevan #353 6-1 6-0 Kazuya Morita H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Cary Stansbury #347 6-2 6-0 Shozo Shiraishi #419 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
David Pate #32 4-6 6-2 6-3 Andy Kohlberg #216 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Tsuyoshi Fukui #356 6-4 6-4 Mark Wooldridge — Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Loic Courteau #296 6-2 6-1 Kenzo Ukon — Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Harald Rittersbacher #337 6-7 6-3 6-2 Dominik Guido Utzinger #318 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Ken Flach #57 6-1 3-6 6-4 Joel Bailey #427 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Toshihisa Tsuchihashi 6-2 1-6 6-3 Hitoshi Shirato #377 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Scott Davis #16 6-3 6-2 Charles Buzz Strode #272 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Jonathan Canter #100 6-3 6-0 Shoichi Horiuchi #806 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Chris Dunk #290 7-6 6-4 Huub Van Boeckel — Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Jacques Manset #323 4-6 6-3 7-6 Robert Vant Hof — Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Gary Donnelly #279 7-5 6-2 Randy Nixon #211 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Scott Mccain #268 6-2 6-4 Kiyotaka Tachibana #721 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Vincent Van Patten 6-2 6-3 Haruo Nakano #768 — Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Brett Dickinson #215 6-4 6-1 Shoichi Tatsuno #768 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Greg Holmes #27 5-7 7-6 7-5 Steve Denton #270 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Russell Simpson #137 6-2 6-4 Eiji Takeuchi #518 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Jimmy Arias #23 6-2 6-4 Ricky Brown #418 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Glenn Michibata #144 6-2 6-4 Steve Guy #316 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Menno Oosting #164 6-3 5-7 6-4 Toru Yonezawa #664 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Johan Carlsson #260 6-4 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis #37 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hajime Nihonmatsu 6-4 6-4 Shigeyuki Nishio #629 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Craig Campbell #277 5-7 6-3 6-3 Minoru Ueda #737 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Karl Richter #476 3-6 7-5 6-3 Hatem Mcdadi #241 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Gary Lemon #282 6-3 6-4 Shuzo Matsuoka #797 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Matt Anger #33 6-2 6-0 Tony Mmoh #259 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Tim Mayotte #15 6-1 6-3 Sashi Menon #471 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Robert Seguso #58 6-2 6-2 Toshiro Sakai — Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64
Rick Rudeen #334 6-3 6-0 Danny Saltz #227 H2H Match data Oct 16, 1985* R64

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Open?
The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Japan Open played?
The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.